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The plaque commemorates those who served with 119 Australian General Hospital (AGH) during World War Two.
119 AGH took over the Bagot Compound at Christmas, 1940. In December 1941, half the nursing staff and patients were transferred to the Hospital at Berrimah which was still under construction. A few days after the Japanese air raid on the 19 February 1942, the Army took over Darwin Hospital and closed Bagot. The remainder of 119 AGH went to Adelaide River. 107 AGH took over from 119 AGH in May 1943.
Location
| Address: | Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466796 Long: 130.839966 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 22-April-1941 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 14-May-1943 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKPIn honoured memory of 119 Australian General Hospital
Bagot Berrimah Adelaide River
22nd April 1941 to 14th May 1943
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